Chuck Townsend (charleskeyv)

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  Warren Buffett: I’m not buying the Uber IPO

  Anyone on here thinking of buying?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/06/warren-buffett-im-not-buying-the-uber-ipo-but-ive-never-bought-any-ipo-ever.html
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  Uber app will be reminding you to buckle up!

  The Uber app is now going to ask drivers to pause before starting a ride to give passengers a chance …
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  Uber’s CEO says he’s willing to lose money on flying cars

  Well that is good considering the company has yet to turn a profit... LOL https://www.recode.net/2018/5/9/17337764/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-flying-cars-elevate-vtol
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  Cops are posing as Uber drivers in undercover vehicles

  This article talks about cop cars being disguised as Uber vehicles complete with an Uber sticker. Have you ever seen …
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  Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in deadly self-driving car crash, police chief says

  Well this is just getting more and more heated. Is the police chief in Uber's pocket? Does anyone here agree? …
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  Another one bites the dust. Uber Leader, Frei, quits after less than a year.

  http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/27/technology/uber-frances-frei-leaves/index.html
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  Uber driver brought dog along as sidekick

  Today, when I got in my Uber, there was a DOG in the front seat just sitting there with his …
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  Drama for Lyft, passenger killed after being forced out of car

  Apparently the lyft driver claims the passenger gradded his steering wheel so he ordered him out of his car on …

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   2 years ago in  Uber Eats makes first delivery to space!

  Marketing stunt, you know this wasn't actually an "Uber Eats Delivery" right? They just paid a bunch to get a picture of their Uber Eats logo in space.

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   2 years ago in  Uber now ask driver if rider was wearing a mask or not

  People have definitely been deactivated for not wearing masks. Some claim they were wearing masks though so this is definitely an abused feature.

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   2 years ago in  Taxi driver found dead in taxi while in airport queue, no one noticed for 3 days!

  Wow, that is so sad for many reasons.

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   3 years ago in  Grandparents are skeptical....

  This isn't really something that is feasible with Uber and Lyft. I would recommend calling a local taxi or black car company and seeing if they would be willing to do this. OR even better, could you have a friend pick them up?

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   3 years ago in  No surprise here. Uber rates increasing in CA.

  TBH I am happy to pay a little extra if it means the drivers get paid fairly and get some extra benefits. It's a rough world out there right now.

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   5 years ago in  uber availability in IAH for late night ride

  Oh, if you do not have a smartphone then it would be hard for you to get an Uber on demand. You need to have the Uber app downloaded on your phone in order to hail a car on demand. sorry! 

  There should be lots of taxis available though!

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   5 years ago in  uber availability in IAH for late night ride

  Yes, Uber should be available!

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   5 years ago in  Drivers & Passengers, Is Uber and Lyft destroying our world? Read new study and share your thoughts.

  I do think the deadheading point is a real issue. This is what is causing the insane increase in traffic. TBH I didn't mind NYC proposal to cap the number of rideshare drivers, cutting down on deadheading and traffic.

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   5 years ago in  What is the meaning of ‘out for delivery'?

  Have you ever had a package say "out for delivery" but then it never comes. So frustrating. I think sometimes the truck driver doesn't get to all the deliveries on his truck for the day.

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   5 years ago in  Hyperloop vs Flying Vehicles

  Yes, great insight. I sometimes think these tech devlopers just get so wrapped up in waht is "cool" without truly thinking through the idea with common sense. 12 million a mile is insane and you are right, it will definitely be more in the end. The big dig here in boston (just creating an underground tunnel highway system) was over 24 billion back in 2007! It was only supposed to cost 2.6 billion...

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   5 years ago in  Uber to start paying drivers to switch to electric cars

  I think this is awesome. We need to start being more aware of our carbon footprint.

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   5 years ago in  In NYC, deadheading accounts for ~50 percent of the 600 million miles that TNCs have added to the roads since 2013.

  Only way to do this is to limit the number of cars or set prices to deter people from taking rideshares. Oh wait, that's taxi cabs...

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   5 years ago in  Debugging the Uber AV fatality reveals safety system was turned off

  Wow 6 seconds? If I had 6 seconds I would have been able to stop the car, get out, help the lady cross the street and take off again.

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   5 years ago in  Opinion: Uber is NOT to Blame for Taxi-Driver Suicides In New York

  great insight. People love using Uber as a scapegoat, but in this instance if we are to blame anyone it really is the gov't who imposed regulations on taxi companies but not on Uber.

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   5 years ago in  Didi IPO is coming

  Right that is the thing, they may be able to get riders with cheap fares but they need drivers too. It is a fine line between cheap fares and high driver pay...

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   6 years ago in  Uber is finally sharing its data with cities for planning purposes

  Wow, they have alwasy been so secretive about this in the past. I am surprised.

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   6 years ago in  Uber is working on their safety game and adds emergency button to its app to directly dial 911

  I've seen other smaller apps use this feature as their niche, "extra safety through panic button" and now Uber will have the same. It seems like Uber is just slowly consolidating all the small niche rideshare companies. I don't think anyone else has a chance. Do you agree?

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   6 years ago in  What is the average trip distance for an Uber or Lyft Ride?

  A sign of the middle class booming - longer rideshare trips.

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   6 years ago in  Uber hit with a $900,000 fine for being deemed "an illegal and unsafe transport service"

  The French are always right.

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   6 years ago in  Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in deadly self-driving car crash, police chief says

  Dara?

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